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A Burden Heavier Than Iron - Illustration on perseverance | IllustrateTheWord

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A Burden Heavier Than Iron

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In 1660, John Bunyan was arrested for preaching without a license and thrown into Bedford County Jail. He was offered freedom on one condition: stop...

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In 1660, John Bunyan was arrested for preaching without a license and thrown into Bedford County Jail. He was offered freedom on one condition: stop preaching. He refused, and spent years behind bars — separated from his wife and four children, including a blind daughter he called "the apple of his eye." Most men would have broken. Bunyan did not.…

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